Category: Parks

Perfect for birthday parties, graduation parties, family reunions and more, large group shelters are available in eight of the Centerville-Washington Park District community parks. Reservations for the 2018 calendar year may be made beginning at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 2.…

Community-directed improvements are coming to Forest Field Park! A favorite site for hikers, picnickers and tennis players, the 44-acre community park is adjacent to Bill Yeck Park, a 194-acre nature park. In addition, it is the central practice site for…

The Iron Horse Park playground has served the community long and well, but it is ready for an upgrade! Following the direction of the 2014 levy approved by voters, the Centerville-Washington Park District is systematically replacing older playgrounds. Work to…

Exciting things are happening in your parks! The newly acquired extension of Pleasant Hill Park will remain largely undeveloped as a nature park for the community. The Clean Ohio Conservation Fund provided the Centerville-Washington Park District with funding to acquire…

The sprayground opened for the season Friday, May 26! If you are planning a group visit to the sprayground this summer (groups of 10 or larger), please complete a sprayground group visit request form. Half of the park shelter (6 tables) is…

Forestry activity for the removal of ash trees infested by the emerald ash borer (EAB) will continue throughout the winter in many of your parks. Much of this work will be completed by International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) Certified contractors.…

Visit a new park feature! Hike the Schoolhouse Park path with Owlexander, the Park District mascot, and his woodland friends. Busy tots will practice physical skills such as balancing on one foot like a bird, hopping like a bunny and…

Donnybrook Park is home to a unique feature – it contains the only known fen in the Centerville/Washington Township area! A fen is a type of wetland habitat that draws its main source of water from underground springs. This produces…

Pollinators, most often honey bees, are responsible for one in every three bites of food we take! The loss of pollinators threatens agricultural production, maintenance of natural plant communities and important services provided by those ecosystems, such as carbon cycling,…

It’s time to change up your playground routine and visit a park you haven’t explored! Beechwood Springs, Rosewood and Wagon Trail Parks received new playgrounds this year in accordance with the Park District’s playground update plan — park playgrounds automatically…